Competitions help producers stay ahead of the curve
On 15 November 2022 the world celebrated the fourth International Whole Grain Day to shed light on the role that whole grains play in sustainable food systems and healthier diets. In a time when...
National surveillance efforts bridge knowledge gaps
Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) are some of the most damaging pests in agriculture, including on grain crops. The most important of these on maize in South Africa are Busseola fusca (African maize stalk borer),...
Survey highlights CA research needs
Conservation agriculture (CA) is widely reported to be climate smart and to promote sustainability of farming systems. However, switching from conventional tillage to CA is far from straightforward, as the basic principles need to...
SA-made agri satellite, a world first
The world’s first agriculture-focussed satellite, EOS SAT-1(AgriSat-1/ZA-008), was launched on 3 January 2023 by US aerospace company SpaceX at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The imaging satellite built by a South African company, Dragonfly Aerospace,...
Nasie ook in die Kaap in gesprek
Dit was wonderlik om vanjaar weer die Nasie in Gesprek-forum by beide Bothaville en Bredasdorp te kon lei.
As vertrekpunt het landbou dit nodig dat NAMPO Kaap ’n jaarlikse instelling op die kalender word, net...
Tyd vir nuwe kollektief is hier
Ons almal in Suid-Afrika is op die spreekwoordelike Titanic; ons weet die skip vaar in die verkeerde rigting en pyl op ’n ysberg af, want die kaptein is oorgerus en aan die slaap.
So het...
Kompetisie toets genetika en tegnologie se uiterstes
Die doel van Graan SA se Groei vir Goud Nasionale Opbrengskompetisie is om ’n platform daar te stel waarbinne graanprodusente teen mekaar kan meeding en terselfdertyd kan wys hoe harde werk en innoverende denke...
Kongres fokus op plaaslike groei in landbou
Die Agri SA-kongres wat op 13 en 14 Oktober in Pretoria gehou is, het plaaslike groei in die landbou asook die bedreigings wat groei kan belemmer, vanuit alle hoeke bespreek. Tydens die tweedagkongres is...
Agronomy day set to boost collaboration
A workshop was held on 18 August to bring local grain role-players together with an aim of getting an overview of the current status of agronomy-related research, brainstorming the future of agronomic research, and...
Dié eerste ekspo hier om te bly
Die 2022 NAMPO Alfa Lewendehawe-, Jag- en Buitelewe-ekspo is die eerste van vele meer skoue van dié aard. Die ekspo wat van 29 September tot 1 Oktober op NAMPO Park aangebied is, het oor...
